Help with Ubuntu
I'm running Ubuntu Hardy Herron under VMWare fusion. I'm giving it a test drive to see what its all about. I installed it from the disk image I downloaded from Canonical website.
Anyway, I can't get Ubuntu to mount CDs. This works fine with WIndows XP running under fusion.
Any ideas? I wonder if the installation was corrupted or something. The installation seemed to go well but the Ubuntu file was huge. Some linux versions have a way to verify the file prior to installation but I didn't see a way to do so for Ubuntu.
Anyway, I can't get Ubuntu to mount CDs. This works fine with WIndows XP running under fusion.
Any ideas? I wonder if the installation was corrupted or something. The installation seemed to go well but the Ubuntu file was huge. Some linux versions have a way to verify the file prior to installation but I didn't see a way to do so for Ubuntu.
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Are the VMWare tools installed? I don't know if that might be the reason but...
No. I thought I read that the tools didn't work with Ubuntu.
I do have them installed on my Windows VM and it functions properly. Hmm....
This is what I followed step by step to get the tools working. Works fine except for mouse scrolling...
It looks difficult but I have only very basic Linux knowledge and got it up and running in no time so it shouldn't be that hard
I don't know if it'll solve this specific problem though...
By the Ubuntu file, do you mean the iso you installed from? that should be around 800MB
http://peterc.org/2008/62-how-to-ins...re-fusion.html
This is what I followed step by step to get the tools working. Works fine except for mouse scrolling...
It looks difficult but I have only very basic Linux knowledge and got it up and running in no time so it shouldn't be that hard
I don't know if it'll solve this specific problem though...
By the Ubuntu file, do you mean the iso you installed from? that should be around 800MB
Yes the iso I installed was about 700 mbs I think. A pretty big file. It took about 2 hrs to download using a DSL connection at work.
Man I'm nervous about going into terminal. I don't do command line.
I'll make sure to take a snapshot before proceeding.
Yes the iso I installed was about 700 mbs I think. A pretty big file. It took about 2 hrs to download using a DSL connection at work.
Man I'm nervous about going into terminal. I don't do command line.
I'll make sure to take a snapshot before proceeding.
Jup, snapshot is best.
I'm not a command line whiz either, but just copy and paste the lines they use and you should be fine